People in the last major holdout of the army in the west of Sudan nervously await an assault.
Read MoreThe sold-out show had the cream of Ghana's talent in the British capital, to the delight of fans.
Read MoreResidents of a slum say the destruction of their homes caught them by surprise and they have nowhere to stay.
Read MoreThe Russians are said to be sharing a wing of Niger's main airport, but not mingling with US troops.
Read MoreAn estimated 250,000 people were killed in Liberia's two civil wars between 1989 and 2003.
Read MoreSouth African canoeist Esti Olivier on overcoming physical and mental heath hurdles to reach the Olympics.
Read MoreA selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
Read MoreJoshlin Smith has still not been found after going missing from a South African town in February.
Read MoreKenya's capital, which sits on a floodplain, has not taken enough measures to mitigate against flooding.
Read MoreSending money across borders, particularly in Africa, can still be expensive.
Read MoreDespite Sierra Leone declaring sexual violence a national emergency, perpetrators are rarely punished.
Read MoreThe BBC explains why the biggest crypto-exchange platform in the world faces legal trouble in Nigeria.
Read MoreUS General Michael Langley, says that Islamist extremism, transnational crime and climate change continue to be destabilising factors in Africa.
Read MoreTwo of Grishon Waiganjo's sons were swept away in recent flooding in Kenya that has killed hundreds of people.
Read MoreKenya's President William Ruto says that he will deploy 'every resource' to help tackle the flood emergency.
Read MoreEast Africa is being pounded by unusually heavy rains linked to a combination of global weather events.
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